The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-08
n. 7. HeraldJ
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The unwillingnes of the Republicans % hcs
the surplus and provide measures bor iss Imme-
diAie reduction 10 evidences Of fatal wsaknesA Il
will be at the front Ia the coming PrrsIdentIal
campaign And yet the Republicans are un-
willing TO commit themselves 70 even n 49,
consideration OF Il.
This 10 . grave mistake from any point of
view. II unpatrioiic. because the welfare Of
the country and its business interests are lkslV
to be blocked In the near future By useless and
corrupting millions 10 the Treasury. II h bad
po'ifics because party which dalgss the re-
sponsibility OF popular demand Il This kind
will certaiuiy be sent 10 the rear nntil n has
convictions = and The courage to stand BY them
Al the Toledo Convention the Republican,
had their opportunity, but they missed h. The
Democrats at Cleveland, on the other hand. saw
the importance of taking the matter in hand
and they got good grip on Il when they de-
clared that
We dcmand such judicious rsduetioa q tas prss-
revenue sufficient only TO meet the expenses of a
economical Administration OF the goverumeut the
payment OF liberal pensions to Unfos soldiers snd
pal OF the public debt
That is square toed utterance. and vhso Won
wish to put your finger on the Democratic pol
ICY you will ind it right there mo surplns
fs its motto, motto which 10 approved by everY
business man who knows that the safety Of he
Republic consists largely In keeping the govern
ment poor, ana mat enc Of the greatest dangers
that can ever threaten the Republic b O surplus
which will breed jobs and deals and political
corruption as Q dead mule breeds maxrots.
when the government wants money let it ask
Tor 1t and tell as what II wants IL for 1--we an
prove the project We give the cash: IL We do
40 mol approve We keep the cash 10 our pockeh
30 the people control the situation, no the gov
ernment, and not Congress- But bursting vaults
we want none Of them. They are constant
and IN time would beceme an irresistible temp
tation. That is clean-handed Democratic doe
trne, and it will hold Its own In every part Of
the continent.
Now. then, when the Republicans met NJ Toll
edo they had q chance to Guido the Democr.ts.
ior the Cleveland platform was before them. and
seven days old When you read their weak and
leeDle resolution, however, yOu rub your eyea
and ask what has become OF the grand old party.
In years past II had patriotism enough, but where
is it nowf II used to talk about the rights Of
the people. the liberties Of the people, the this
and that and the other thing oi the people, bat
now their great principles and policies have dis
appeared and there seems 70 be nothing left ex-
cept-a political machine, which grinds cut ha-
tired and palsies by the cart load
1t is almost incredible that Republicans should
Propnee TO substitute machinery, manipulation
Of State Committees and such patronage - they
can get hold OTTO substitute these things for Is
sues and reforms and the broad policies By which
sixty million people are TO be governed. And
yet, hidden away in the Ohio platform where
lew can see il, we find these words;
II too much revenue be collected to meet these
and other public needs, &c.
II? That is an odd word for intelligent poli-
ticians, much less statesmen, to use. Does NOT
the Republican party know that there 10 q sur
plus?
Put the two parties side by side:
The Democrats Of Kentucky denounced the
war tariff. the corrupting surplus
As masterpiece ofinjustice inequality and false
pretence. We demand the immediate re-
duction of this war tariff, and In makinr
such reduction We demand that the taxes shaI ana
be abolished or lowered on The necessaries Of NE.
The Republicans, per contra, meet at Toledo
and remark casually
"If"
The Democrats will 60 before the country on
live ISSUE
The Republicans win 60 before the country
with an If" and the machine"
All right The people want no si6s and
they are tired Of the machine"
They want issues, and they want reform. IL
the Democratic party has these articles on hand.
then the Democrats can serve the peoples inter-
ests better than the Republicans, and thai ends
il.